That fact that so many people have been hacking away at this for such a long time without finding an answer, tends to imply that some RCA receivers don't support a power toggle, which would limit your options to either (a) using two seperate ON and OFF buttons, or (b) using the JP1 "Toadtog" utility to simulate a toggle code. For option (a) you could program the ON code to the regular POWER button and the OFF code to the shifted POWER button (or vice versa).

If you intend to keep searching for codes, randomly selecting VCR codes isn't the way to go, you need a more methodical approach. RCA only uses a few different device codes, so you should limit your search to RCA device codes. The EFC for the POWER toggle button seems to always be 099, so you should further limit your search to that EFC, just vary the setup code that you are using.

Here's a table of setup codes from the URC-6131 and their corresponding RCA device codes:

RCA --> setup code
04 = SAT/0855
05 = DVD/0522
07 = SAT/0293
08 = CD/0053
14 = VCR/0060
15 = TV/0047

here are some others that aren't in the URC-6131:

09 = tape/0026
10 = phono/0055
12 = audio/0054
13 = VCR/0202

What are the 2 digit numbers representing?

Also, are you saying that I should try to code the VCR button (since not in use) to all of those codes to see which one will power off the receiver?

And lastly (for a while at least), I want to make sure there was not a step that I skipped.

I...put in the 0060 VCR code and tried the power. That was it. If there was something else I was supposed to do (like with the 099 code), I don't know what it is.

Just on the off chance though that I can guess, was I supposed to put in the 099 code for the power button after using the 0060 code (like I did for my Ilo DVDR04 unit)?

Thanks for the continuing help.

The 2-digit numbers are the RCA device codes, this is the code that is encoded into the signal itself. You don't have to do anything with the 2-digit codes, they're just FYI.

To do these tests you would...

1) Assign the given setup code to the device button of your choice.
Keep in mind that if you want to assign a SAT code to the VCR button (for example) you would first need to change the VCR button to be a SAT button (using the 992 command). So, it would probably be easier to just use the SAT button for the SAT codes, the VCR button for the VCR codes, etc.

It doesn't matter if you're already using the SAT (or whatever) device button for something else, as this would just be a temporary assignment.

2) Test the 099 code like this...

a. TAP the SET button
b. Type 099 (hold the last '9' to simulate holding the POWER button)

If you find a setup code where the 099 code toggles the power on your receiver, follow the steps outlined earlier to program it to a button.

The 099 code is already programmed to the POWER button as part of the VCR/0060 setup code, so manual entry wasn't necessary. I haven't checked whether this is also the case with all those other setup codes that I listed.